Adjustable shade and curtain bracket



B. L. RAINS ADJUSTABLE SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET Fil d May 1, 1924 gwumto o g @u/al ,Bm/m

Patented May 12, 1925* UNHTED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

BEULAI-I L. BAINS, OF IDUNLAIP, LIISSOUR-I, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO AUGUSTA G. SIMPSON AND IVIARTHA JANE NEWMAN, BOTH OF ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Application filed May 1,

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BEULAH L. Rams, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dunlap, in the county of Grundy and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Shade and Curtain Brackets, of which the following is a specification. Y 7

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable shade and curtain brackets, and praticula'rly to a bracket for supporting a shade roller adjacent a window casing, supporting curtains inwardly of the shade roller, and draperies inwardly of the curtains.

An object of the invention is to provide a pair of shade roller brackets adapted to be secured to a window casing, and provided with suitable means for removably supporting a shade roller therein, and the outer end being provided with an adjustable connection between the brackets, toprovide a drapery support, and having an adjustable curtain support suspended from said roller brackets intermediate the ends thereof, so that curtains may be supported adjacent the shade of the roller carried by. the bracket, and draperies supported at the inner ends of the bracket on the adjustable drapery supporting members for overhanging the curtain and concealing the supporting structure therefor.

Another object of'the invention resides in providing a curtain and drapery supporting n'acket ot' the class mentioned, wherein a pair or" bar members are provided with feet to be secured to a suitable window casing in spaced relation, at one end thereof, and adapted to project inwardly in said casing, and which mount at the inner ends bar members which are pivotally connected to said shade roller brackets, and adjustably connected with each other, to provide a drapery supporting member between the shade rollers, while another pair of bars are adjustably connected together and suspended from the brackets for the shade rollers, outwardly of the bars for supporting the draperies to provide a supporting structure, for curtains.

Another object resides'in providing a device of the character described, wherein a pair of bar members are pivotally connected to shade roller supporting brackets, one of which is provided with an outstruck pro- 1924. Serial No. 710,336. V

jection, extending longitudinally thereof adapted tor a sliding interfit in a slot formed in the other bar, in order that a pair of clamp members may be interposed be tween the struck out projections and the slotted bar, for retaining both bars in connected relation, but permitting lengthwise adjustment of said bars.

The invention also comprehends otherobjects and improvements in the' details of construction and arrangement of the parts, Which are more particularly pointed outin the following description and claims, directed to the preferred form of the invention, it being understood however, that variations may be made in this structure, without departing from the spirit and scope of .the invention as claimed.

In the drawing, forming a part of this application:

Figure 1 is adetail perspective view of the shade roller and drapery supporting structures constructed according to this invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal transverse section through the adjustably connectedbar members, illustrating the manner of adjustably connecting said bars.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on line :'3 of Fig- 1, illustrating the mannerotforming an assembly, with the bar members for the adjustable connections.

Figure 4 is a detail view of one of the bar members which is provided with an outstruck or otl'set projecting tongue.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail View of the member, showing the slotforn'iation thereof.

A pair of shade roller supporting. brackets 1 are formed with bar members provided at one end with feet 2, adapted to be secured to a suitable window case or'the like, for I supporting a shade roller in openings 3 formed in said bars, inwardly of the window 1 case. At the inner ends of these shade roller brackets 1 are hingedly mounteda pair of bars 4 and 5 respectively, which are adapted to form drapery supporting members. These bars. 4L and 5 are adjustably connected together, in overlapping relation, as indicated generally at 6. The bar 4 is formed with an offset or outstruck tongue portion 7, adjacent the free end thereof. which is adapted to extend througl'i a slotted portion 8 extending longitudinally of the bar 5. The outer end of the bar 5 in line with the slot Sis formed with anoflset'por-" tion 9 to permit the convenient insertion and removal of the tongues 7 to the inner'slotot' said'b'ar.vv A pair of'clainp'members 10, of substantially Cshape'd form, have their intermediate portions disposed between the .tongue 7 and one face oft-lie bar 5, tor'lock- 13 are provided with lateral ezit'ensionsl5,

' havingopenings inthe ends thereottor reand 5.

, willbesupported inwardly of the shade, by being suspended from the bars 12 and13,

ceiving links 16', adapted to extend througl'r openings 111 the shade roller brackets 1, for

suspensiontherefrom, and positioning outwardlyv or With thisconstruction, it will be seen that when the brackets are secured to the window casing by means of the feet 2, the shade roller will, be supported adjacent the window casing in the usual manner, while the curtains, such as lace curtains and the like,

while the draperies, whiohitis desired to hangyinwardly of; the curtains: will be secured to the barsceiand ,5, anddepend therefrom over and inwardly ot' the curtain, and

Vill conceal the supporting elements for the" curtains and draperiesiltxwill thus be. seen. thatflai simplelandeflicient construction has been made for suspending and mounting shade curtain and draperies in relative" spaced relation, so" that the hanging of the curtainsrwillinot interfere with the hanging.

of the'dra-periest r I v What isclaimed-Lisa;

14 .AJL adjustable shade and curtain.

'thedrapery supporting bars 4' bracket comprising a pair otsliade roller brackets adaptedtor attachment to a suitable support, a pair of drapery supporting bars adjustably connected together" at their inner ends and pivot'ally secured to the shade roller brackets at their outer ends, and apair ofQcurtainsupporting bars adjustably connected together at their inner ends and extended trointhe central portion of the shade roller supporting brackets for supporting curtains thereon, in spacedrelation below and inwardly-of the draperies.

2. An adjustable shade and curtain bracketlcomprising a pair :of' shade roller brackets adaptedi'or attachment to a support, apair of drapery supporting bars adjustably connected together at their" inner ends and hingedly connectedwith'saidishade.

brackets at their outer ends, the adjustable connection being provided, by forming a slot in the; endof one barand an offset tongue struck out; from the adj ac'ent en'd'of the. other bar, and projecting through and slidable in said slot, a-i'idlocking members adapted to be positionedonsaid bars and to extend between the tongue andzthe slotted bar. 7 I

' 3. A window fixtureotith'e' class' described comprising a pair otsh'ade roller brackets,

a pair of drapery supporting ba-rs hingedly.

connected at theirouter ends to'sa'id braclt ets, the inner ends of said" bars being adjustably connected together, a second pair of curtain supporting. bars adjustably con= nected together at their inner ends, each bar being;provided-with a verticalportion at its opposite end, and flexible connections between the last named ends of the vertical portlon and the lntermediate[portions of the afiforesaid shade brackets;

In't'estii'nony wlie'reot'I aiiix my signature.

mutant, Rains 

